Well that hurt... that f*cking guy just exploded.

　I swear at the sudden appearance of what looked like a face. Before I knew it, the face-like thing had transformed into a single man.

　The figure is a dark-haired, dark-skinned man. He's not much taller than me, and a bit slender. So that's the Shadow King Shade.

　The fallen soldiers around him. All the wives and protectors around Caro seem to be safe. The other soldiers seem to have just fainted.

　But he's still a god, or at least a pretty good one. Everyone is unable to take their eyes off of him.

'They were completely useless subordinates. You gave them all that power and they didn't even drop a single continent. How shameful.

　Shade, who is attracting everyone's gaze, says just that without concern and begins to walk towards where the city is. I turn the light ball circling around me into a spear and close in on Shade. You can't make me go to the city!

"Ha!

　I closed in on Shade and I thrust my thunderbolt spear out. Shade looked at me lightly and grabbed the spear with his hand. And then he throws me away as hard as he can.

The only thing I can think of is that I'm not going to be able to get my hands on any of them.　That's a close one!

　I spun around in the air several times before landing on the ground and pointing my weapon at Shade again. Next to him, a grim-faced Aster also came in.

''It's been a long time, Aster. I was surprised when I heard that you had disappeared from the God Realm.''

'Hmm, long time no see, Shade. I'm just following someone I like. More importantly, why are you after this world?

What? I just wanted the world to be under my control. A god like me could rule it better than anyone else. It's just a coincidence that he wanted this world, the world of Kriena.

　Saying that, Shade releases a dusky divine power from all over his body. It's still as intimidating as the Demon God Baron, after all. Behind him, Caro has managed to put up a barrier, but everyone has gone past the barrier and fallen to their knees.

''Aster, we're going to stop him!

Yes!

　Aster also readied his own divine weapon and released his divine power. I can't win against the gods either, as it is now. So.

Apotheosis!

　I've got to go for real. I've got to invoke the deity.

"Divine realm magic, the Ares Arms!

　I activate it without stinting. Shade also saw the seriousness of me and Aster and activated the wriggling shadows around me. The wriggling shadow, as if it were alive, gradually changes shape and becomes a monster.

　It looks similar to Kokushi, but the intimidating feeling that is released is incomparable to Kokushi.

''I'm going to erase it from you guys first!

　The shadowy monsters attacked us in response to Shade's words. The jet-black monsters, which absorb all the light, are approaching to paint us all black.

''Let's go, Klau Solas!

　I hold a shiny sword in my hand and cut down the approaching monsters. There are so many of them that they cover my vision, but my sword cuts through them without any resistance.

　It's a good idea to use your own shield to shield the monsters that are approaching you and cut them down with the silvery white divine sword. The figure is so convincing that it could be called a goddess of war.

''Stab them to death.''

　As we were dealing with the shadow monsters, we could hear Shade's voice muttering from beyond. And in the next moment, the shadow monsters that had surrounded us swelled up all at once and came with spines that grew like hedgehogs.

　I grabbed Astell's hand and shifted from the spot. We escaped into the air, but if we had stayed like that, we would have been skewered.

　But that wasn't the end of Shade's attack. Before I knew it, a shadowy armored warrior more than 10 meters in length was standing behind Shade, swinging a sword about 5 meters long at us.

　I was on the spur of the moment.

Shield of Galahad!

　He creates a shield and catches the huge sword. Zsin! on his left arm.　And the weight that comes. I bear it and push the shield up. And then whack!　And the sword that is played.

　Me and Astel are split to the left and right, with our feet on the ground as it is. The giant armoured warrior looks at me and Aster in turn, but he seems to think that I'm more of a threat to him than the one who flicked the sword, and he swings his sword at me.

　I turn towards the swinging sword, obliterating Galahad's shield and creating and throwing a lightning mallet, Nyornil, in my left hand. The spinning gnolnir, clad in lightning, hits the sword without missing a beat and snaps off.

　The power of the strike was transmitted to his arm, and his right arm, which was holding the sword, was blown off, and Astel ran to the armored warrior, who lost his balance.

　Aster leaps onto the armor warrior's back and runs up to his face, slicing through the armor warrior's back. Then

"Lightning Cross!

　He fired a slash of light into the armor warrior's face, slicing it into a diagonal cross.

　The torn armor warrior returned to the shadows as it unraveled. Me and Aster headed straight for the shade. I headed to sandwich it between us from both sides.

They're a pain in the ass.

　This time, a shadow grew out of the ground and enveloped the shade. The moment me and Aster attacked that shadow at the same time, it disappeared into the ground. Did it hide in the shadow?

Aster, where is he?

'The Shade is the god of shadows. He must have dived into the shadows. Be careful, you never know when or where it will come from.

　The next second Astell said that, a black sword came flying out of our shadows. Me and Astel avoided it as we jumped back, but the sword came bent over, back to the shadows.

　I flicked the sword swinging at Astell and myself, and Astell raised the divine sword high in the sky to gather light. And

Shining Burst!

　The light is unleashed to erase the shadows on the ground. With the light enough to erase the shadows, the shade that was lurking in the shadows reveals itself.

''Well they're really nasty. Don't piss me off too much!''

　Suddenly, Shade's tone changes, revealing his anger. And the shadows all cling to Shade, and he changes his appearance.

　The Shade that has changed its form into something fearless that does not exist in this world. I'm going to have to say that I'm not going to be able to get my hands on it.

　So this is where the real work begins. I must brace myself.